Rihanna Reschedules Tour Dates for Dallas, Houston

The Barbados-born pop star has missed a handful of U.S. shows on this giant tour. She canceled a gig in Boston, just the second city on the tour. And a follow-up performance was also canned in Baltimore. On both occasions, the singer missed due to illness – or more specifically, laryngitis. Live Nation were then forced to ditch the advertised April dates in Texas, again because of illness.

Billboard caught Rihanna’s mid-March show in Hartford. Early in the set, Billboard's reviewer noted that the stage "came to light with all the bombast of a flashy awards show. Backed by a four piece band, two backup singers and eight dancers.” Her setlist favored new material, though she made time for hits like “Umbrella” and “Rude Boy,” and she finished with a two-song encore of “Stay” and “Diamonds.”